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When Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Wooley were rehearsing in a tiny flat in London (and writing Video Killed The Radio Star) they kept making jokes about how they would never be as big as "the buggles" (i.e. The Beatles). Guess they were right! Geoff Downes recalls this in the liner notes of the CD of debut album "The Age of Plastic" Submitted by: Pete

(This was originally going to be about how the rise of new technologies effectively killed off VHS, then turned into a criticism of what George Lucas did to E.T. on its 25th anniversary.)I saw you in the theater back in eighty-twoMy eyes open wide just staring right at youThough I was young it didn't stop me wanting youOh-ah ohHe ridiculed you on your anniversaryDigitised by machine on new technologyHe turned the firearms into radios, we seeOh-ah ohYou have no childrenOh-ah ohWhat could you tell them?DVD killed the video starDVD killed the video starLucas came and screwed your art

Original Lyrics:

I heard you on the wireless back in fifty-twoLying awake intent at tuning in on youIf I was young it didn't stop you coming throughOh-ah ohThey took the credit for your second symphonyRewritten by machine on new technologyAnd now I understand the problems you can seeOh-ah ohI met your childrenOh-ah ohWhat did you tell them?Video killed the radio starVideo killed the radio starPictures came and broke your heart

I think it's fairly obvious... even someone without a particularly dirty mind could find a dubious quality about this line. Also, the title suggests the song's about a love affair with a piece of machinery, so... who knows. Could be intentional. Kinda creepy if that's the case, really...